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Cairo’s new dubplate cutting studio to be part of a live performance Saturday

Cairo’s new dubplate cutting studio to be part of a live performance Saturday

To make a vinyl record, grooves are cut into the lacquer on an aluminum disc. This “dubplate” is used to…
A thousand buzzwords

A thousand buzzwords

“We believe that it should be the PEOPLE who decide, the people who transformed Egypt through occupying Tahrir should now liberate the midan and permanently claim…
Political Veggies: An artistic restaurant triggers conversations

Political Veggies: An artistic restaurant triggers conversations

For most of us living in Cairo, it’s often difficult to imagine what our neighborhoods might have looked like in…
Daily notes of nonexistence: Constructing a communal history through a personal archive

Daily notes of nonexistence: Constructing a communal history through a personal archive

“He swore it all took place under a giant glass dome,” reads a sentence printed in silver below a photograph…
Hanaa Safwat’s small pencil drawings hold their own in PhotoCairo 5

Hanaa Safwat’s small pencil drawings hold their own in PhotoCairo 5

Among the photographs, videos and text pieces that make up the bulk of work in PhotoCairo 5 are six small…
Bands to watch: Maii Waleed introduces Arabic dream pop

Bands to watch: Maii Waleed introduces Arabic dream pop

    It’s easy for underground musicians to feel misunderstood in Egypt — and especially so if you’re a female,…
An epic mystery, with clues: Navigating Hassan Khan’s survey at SALT

An epic mystery, with clues: Navigating Hassan Khan’s survey at SALT

ISTANBUL — Artist, musician and writer Hassan Khan’s selected survey exhibition at SALT is like a mystery scattered with various…
Ammar al-Sherei left us, but his legacy lives on

Ammar al-Sherei left us, but his legacy lives on

Famous Egyptian musician, composer, arranger and critic Ammar al-Sherei sadly passed away on Friday at the age of 64, after…
Acclaimed Egyptian musician passes away at age of 64

Acclaimed Egyptian musician passes away at age of 64

Acclaimed Egyptian musician Ammar al-Sherei passed away on Friday afternoon at the age of 64. He was transferred to the…
Playful exhibition offers a rare chance to revisit Egypt’s photographic studios

Playful exhibition offers a rare chance to revisit Egypt’s photographic studios

Coming up to the former Hotel Viennoise on the third floor of the ramshackle but very grand and spacious 7…
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